Evil Dead Burn (2026)

khadaam July 10, 2026

★ 10/10

The marketing campaign for Evil Dead Bait has been strategic and effective, leveraging the film's unique selling points to generate significant buzz. Trailers and promotional materials focus on the film's innovative approach to storytelling and its commitment to practical effects, appealing to both longtime fans and new viewers. Social media engagement has been high, with clips and behind-the-scenes footage going viral and sparking discussions about the film's themes and visuals. This organic promotion has helped build a sense of anticipation and excitement, positioning the film as a must-see event for horror enthusiasts.

MovieGuys July 14, 2026

★ 5/10

By far the weakest of the "Evil Dead" franchise films to date. A lack of pacing, overlong pauses in action/horror, an anticlimactic ending and a pervading sense of "seen it all before but better", for me at least, defines this production. Acting is reasonable, as are special effects but its not enough to really make this film an engaging experience. In my opinion, a lack of direction in the script, in particular, notably sluggish pacing and the absence of innovation, result in an unremarkable action/horror experience. 5/10 from me.

Leno July 15, 2026

★ 8/10

I was in one of the test groups who watched this movie 6 months before the release and they actually implemented a bunch of suggestions I have and it ended pretty good! All evil dead movies are similar so I will just say in my review it follows the style of the last movies but with a better back story for the characters (it's independent from all other movies so in theory you could watch it even if you never heard of evil dead). The best movie from the remake trilogy

Dean July 18, 2026

★ 7/10

As a massive horror fan, I give this latest installment a solid 7/10. While I still thoroughly enjoyed the experience and highly recommend catching it in theaters, it didn't quite reach the perfect 10/10 heights of the previous entries for a couple of specific reasons. **What Held It Back:** - **The Shift in Demon Behavior:** In the previous films, the Deadites felt like pure, primal, uncompromising evil. There was no negotiating or reasoning with them—their sole purpose was absolute destruction. In this movie, the demons feel a bit too humanlike. They talk and interact in a way that shifts the tone away from that relentless, otherworldly terror of the earlier films. - **Out-of-Place Ending Music:** The choice of closing music was a major misstep. Ending a gritty horror experience with a silly French rap song completely broke the atmosphere. A film like this demands an intense, da…

CinemaSerf July 20, 2026

★ 6/10

Things don't exactly get off to a great start for "Alice" (Souheila Yacoub) when her drunken bully of an husband takes off in his car on her birthday and wraps it round a tree. No great loss, you might think, but his dad "Edgar" (Erroll Shand) seems a little upset and so goes to say farewell before he can be cremated. Big mistake - for the not quite deceased "Will" (George Pullar) is determined not be crisped up just yet. You see he is now possessed by an evil that knows that his drippy brother "Joseph" (Hunter Doohan) has inadvertantly discovered the only weapon on Earth that can consign him and his kind back to Hell. Using his dad as a conduit, he now returns to a home where his now widow feels a little unwelcome in the company of his mother "Susan" (Tandi Wright); his brother's gal "Thya" (Luciane Buchanan) and his cantankerous, wheelchair-bound, grandma "Polly" (Maude Davey). The que…

The Fixate & Binge Podcast, w/ Joe Curdy July 29, 2026

Watching **EVIL DEAD BURN** becomes an ordeal that tests how close the line between the MPAA's R and NC-17 ratings can be pushed like no other horror film seen this year -- and maybe several years before. Assaulting audiences with tongue-in-cheek, stomach-churning horror has long been the hallmark of Sam Raimi's **EVIL DEAD** franchise since Bruce Campbell first fired up his chainsaw and declared it "Groovy" nearly 40 years ago. In director Sébastien Vanicek's hands, after Raimi handpicked him for this latest outing following his skin-crawling French-language debut **INFESTED** (2023), there is more humor -- but also far more cruelty than any prior film in the franchise. As with **EVIL DEAD RISE**, there is a somewhat disconnected intro -- equally horrific -- before the main story settles in, where the central cast (Souheila Yacoub, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan) experience g…

Sierbahnn August 5, 2026

★ 7/10

This is a worthy successor to the franchise, and it does a lot of fun with the source material. The characters are fun, which means that you get to engage with them and feel something when they meet their gruesome demise, which is way better than having interchangeable teens just being lost instantly when in some cabin somewhere. The movie has plenty of fun gore and intricate kills and does not lose sight of its core narrative. It's claustrophobic and very tightly shot, and the post-credit murder is fantastic, calling back to Evil Dead Rise.

RetroWill August 7, 2026

★ 8/10

The film strikes a great balance, delivering clever narrative tie-backs to Evil Dead Rise alongside a subtle, underlying connection to the lore of the original films. Rather than resting on nostalgia, it uses those classic elements to build a story that feels fresh while remaining distinctly true to the franchise's roots. The shift in setting works brilliantly here. Moving the terror out of Rise’s cramped city apartment block and into a sprawling, secluded farmhouse gives the film a completely different kind of claustrophobia. The rural atmosphere and isolated location gave off massive Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Baker family vibes. That uncomfortable sense of being trapped with a deeply unhinged, hostile family dynamic long before the supernatural madness even takes over. When the Deadites do unleash, the film delivers in spades. Modern Evil Dead entries have really amped up th…